Listed below is all the information for a Foreign National to travel to Russia.

Travel Alerts / Special Notes:

Consulate General of Russia Washington D.C. State Jurisdictions - Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C. & West Virginia.
Listed government fees for Consular/Embassy include a $5 Money Order fee.

Instructions for Travel Visa Application:

A) Provide your PHYSICAL passport.

The Passport MUST be signed.

Your Passport MUST have (2) blank visa pages that are adjacent to each other.

The Passport Must have at least (6) months remaining validity from date of entry.

Note: Please be advised that your passport should be undamaged. Passports should be free of fraying, tears, damage to the credential page and pages that have been separated from the binding.

If you are not a citizen of the United States, you must provide the following in addition to your documents:

Permission for uninterrupted stay in the United States for more than 90 days for citizens of the following countries: Albania, Bahrein, Venezuela, Haiti, Egypt, Ireland, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Male, Mexico, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Oman, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and North Ireland, Sierra-Leone, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, and Japan.In accordance with national laws, documentary evidence allowing uninterrupted stay in United States for more than 90 days may be a Student or Work visa, work permit, permanent residency (Green Card).

When applying for a visa it is necessary to provide documentation that you no longer possess Russian citizenship, such as:

Copy of USSR passport with a stamp stating you left for “permanent residence abroad”, dated prior to February 6, 1992;

Or a copy of a “Visa to Israel” issued prior to February 6, 1992;

Or a copy of a Certificate of Naturalization issued prior to 1996;

Or a document confirming the renunciation of your Russian citizenship;

Or a copy of the main pages of a passport of a former USSR state, issued after February 1992;

Or a written statement of explanation, in the case that you have no documentation.

In accordance with Russian law, visas can not be issued to Russian citizens with expired passports. We remind you that in accordance to Article 12 of Russian Law “On citizenship of the Russian Federation”, children born to two parents who are Russian citizens, automatically gain Russian citizenship, regardless of the place of birth. In this case visas are not issued, and they must apply for Russian citizenship, or have their information written into the passport of one of their parents, or obtain a Russian passport.

Australian citizens must provide a detailed autobiography either in Russian.

If applying for a minor, please provide a copy of their Birth Certificate, in which it is evident that at least of the parents is not a citizen of the Russian Federation.

IMPORTANT VISA ISSUANCE NOTE: Consulates and Embassies reserve the right to request additional information and or documentation prior to granting the issuance of any visa. Consulates and Embassies reserve the right to reject the issuance of a visa at their discretion. In some cases, the Consular fee is non-refundable. Processing and service fees are non-refundable. Processing fees and government fees are subject to change without notice.

IMPORTANT VISA ISSUANCE NOTE: Consulates and Embassies reserve the right to request additional information and or documentation prior to granting the issuance of any visa. Consulates and Embassies reserve the right to reject the issuance of a visa at their discretion. In some cases, the Consular fee is non-refundable. Processing and service fees are non-refundable. Processing fees and government fees are subject to change without notice.

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